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J B. JOHNSON. SWINGING CHAIR.

No. 463,863. Patented Nov. 24, 1891.

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NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES B. J OIINSON, OF LA GRANGE, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TOREVERDY R. JOHNSON, OF SAME PLACE.

SWINGING. CHAIR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 463,863, dated November24, 1891.

Application filed July 11, 1891. Serial Nof399,12'7. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES B. J OHNSON, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of La Grange, in the county of La Grange and State ofIndiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in SwingingChairs; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled inro the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of thisspecification.

My invention relates to swinging chairs and folding supports for thesame.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple, economical, andefficient swinging chair, which, with the frame by which it issupported, can be readily and easily folded up, so as to occupy butlittle room when not in use.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combination ofparts, hereinafter fully described, and specifically pointed out in theclaims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a chairand its support constructed in accordance with myinvention. Fig. 2 is arear view of the support, the chair being removed. Fig. 3 is a sectionalView of the chair and its support. Figs. 4 and 5 are detail views of thecover.

In the said drawings, the reference-numeral 1 designates four uprights,having theirlower ends bent outwardly, so as to rest upon a floor.secured to plates 3, having upon their inner sides headed pins 4, whichengage with hangers attached to the chair, as will hereinafter appear.The uprights, near their lower ends, are also provided with pivotedinwardly-projecting arms 5, which are also pivoted together, one of saidarms being longer than the other and having its end bent or formed intoa hook 6, which engages with the other arm.

Secured to the plates 3 are downwardly-deendin arms 7 havin their lowerends bentv p 13 3 D also provided with pivoted arms 8, pivoted The upperends of these uprights are,

together at 9, their ends bent into hooks which engage with similar arms10, pivoted to the arms 7 above the points where the arms. 8 arepivoted.

A frame or support thus constructed can be readily folded up bydisengaging the hooked ends of the various arms.

The chair consists of three sections 12, 13, and 14, pivoted togetherand provided with acanvas orother covering15,which is secured at itsends to rollers 16, j ournaled in said sections, by means of which itmay be tightened when desired. The section 12, constituting the back atits lower end or where it is pivoted to the 6 5 adjoining seat-section,is provided with an extension 17, which is provided with headed screws18, which engage with the hooked arms 19, pivoted to the foot-section14, by which means said sections are held at the proper inclination orangle with respect to each other.

The numeral 20 designates hangers consisting of hooked rods pivoted tothe sections 12 and 14, the hooked ends engaging with the headed pins onthe plates 3. An adjustable foot-rest 21 is also provided on thefoot-section.

In using this chair, if the hangers be suspended from the outer pins 4,aswinging motion can be imparted to the chair, while by suspending themfrom the center pins a rocking motion can be given thereto.

The support and the frames of the chairsections are preferably made ofangle-iron, although other material may be employed if found desirable.

The covering 15 is preferably constructed of two pieces or strips ofcanvas or other suitable material, which are overlapped and sewed alongtheir edges, as shown in Fig. 5. It is also provided with a transversestrip or piece 0 15, which is doubled to form aloop, (see Fig. 4,)through which passes the roller or bar 17 secured to or journaled in theextension 17.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim isg 1. A support forreclining-chairs, consisting v of the uprights having pivotedinwardly-projecting arms provided with hooked ends, the arms with whichsaid hooked ends engage,

the plates secured to the uprights and provided with inwardly-projectingpins, the de pending arms having hooked lower ends, and

hooked pivoted arms for holding the sections at the proper inclination,substan tially as described.

In testiniony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereuntoaffixed my signature in presence of three witnesses.

JAMES 13. JOHNSON.

Witnesses:

A. R. WYATT, HENRY M. HERBERT, ARTHUR G. BEECHER.

